Not long ago, Overwatch e-sports director Nate Nanzer came to China and convened a closed-door meeting with relevant people in the Chinese e-sports industry, traditional sports celebrities, and investors in the e-sports field. The meeting mainly revolved around the framework issues of the Overwatch league established by Blizzard. Next, I will take out the information from this interview and put it on the surface!
Overwatch eSports Director Nate Nanzer
What is the Overwatch League?
"Overwatch" League is the official league announced by Blizzard on Blizzard Carnival in 2016. It has a clear player selection mechanism. The league is divided into five major competition areas (America, Europe, Asia, Asia Pacific, South Korea) . The number of teams in each competition area is fixed , and each team will represent the city where they are located. When will
start? How long does it last?
Because there are initial teams (referring to the beginning of each region, there will be more than 10 teams in each region), the 2017 schedule will be relatively short and will start from the third quarter. , but the league will be fixed in from March to August every year, and the final will be held in the summer.
How to win the league in ?
at least 7 digits, and will not choose the crowdfunding mode . Blizzard Dad hopes that everyone will focus on the championship honors rather than bonuses. How to become the official professional player selected?
Nate and their team's idea is to make an "Overwatch" newcomer training camp (similar to the newcomer talent show). How can I enter this training camp?
1. The game ladder ranking is the top (the specific amount is not given)
2. People who perform well in various third-party events
3. Based on the game backend data , find excellent players (single-ranking players and team players with the same score, Blizzard prefers the former) Does
league have an upgrade and relegation system?
Nate Nanzer said, "Although he likes this competition system very much, and does not think that the promotion and relegation competition system is not good, it is that does not need for the current "Overwatch". So "Overwatch" chose the practice of fixed seats in . Will the start of the
league reduce the popularity of third-party events?
The offseason of the Overwatch League is actually very long throughout the year. One of the important reasons is that they want to use the longer offseason to build a third-party event ecosystem . Blizzard will refer to the player data for these competitions. The final selection of players is comprehensive ladder, backstage data, third-party event data, etc. makes the choice. How do teams make money?
The method given by the Overwatch League is in addition to the bonus, on the one hand, it is to give team players the minimum wage subsidy of to , and share their income with them, including the media copyright and the profits of the league's sales of peripheral products into ; on the other hand, it is to generate additional income of through the localization of the team. At the same time, sponsor is also a way for teams to gain benefits . The practice of choosing fixed seats in the league is also to increase the confidence of sponsors and investors, because sponsors will not want to spend money on a team that may leave the league due to relegation in three months. How to solve the problem of poaching between teams in
?
imitates traditional sports in the formulation of rules and procedures, and highly professional processes such as signing contracts, transfers, and transactions. We will follow the NBA's free brokerage system. For malicious poaching behavior (for example, in baseball teams, the Yankees pay 300 million yuan, but the other teams only have 20 million yuan), the specific prevention mechanism is not convenient to disclose, but the league will have a minimum wage and will avoid oligopoly monopolizing all players. What should I do if I encounter version updates during the
competition? The change of
version has a great impact on professional players. At that time, will launch the event server . The game version may be a little behind the official server, so that players do not have to forcefully adapt to the new version.
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